Sholes vs Wayne

A side-by-side comparison of Sholes and Wayne: population, income, housing, and more.

Sholes and Wayne are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wayne has the higher population (6,055 vs 17 in Sholes). Wayne has the higher median household income ($52,804 vs $33,958 in Sholes). Wayne has the higher median home value ($198,600 vs $22,200 in Sholes).

Population, income & housing

	Sholes	Wayne
Population	17	6,055
Median age	84.8 yrs	23.1 yrs
Median household income	$33,958	$52,804
Median home value	$22,200	$198,600
Median gross rent	—	$707
Housing units	11	2,237
Homeownership rate	100.0%	55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	60.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sholes	Wayne
Population	31 → 17 (-45.2%)	5,557 → 6,055 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$55,750 → $33,958 (-39.1%)	$40,339 → $52,804 (+30.9%)
Median home value	—	$133,000 → $198,600 (+49.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$645 → $707 (+9.6%)

Sholes

Population

3117

Median household income

$55,750$33,958

Wayne

Population

5,5576,055

Median household income

$40,339$52,804

Median home value

$133,000$198,600

Median gross rent

$645$707

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sholes	Wayne
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	36.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	9.7%
35 to 44	17.6%	8.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	17.6%	8.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	4.8%
75 and over	64.7%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sholes	Wayne
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sholes	Wayne
No high school diploma	0.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	52.9%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sholes	Wayne
Drove alone	100.0%	73.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sholes	Wayne
1-unit, detached	81.8%	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Sholes	Wayne
Poverty rate	17.6%	19.9%
Average household size	1.55	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	12
Median year structure built	1938	1973